As numerous as these species are, just as plentiful are the interesting tidbits about the birds:
• The brine shrimp and blue-green algae they consume are responsible for the pink plumage these flamingos are known for.
• Flamingos can exist in the wild for up to 60 years.
• These birds are sometimes hunted by emaciated predators with little access to other food sources.
• Although they breed with a different partner each year, flamingos are regarded as monogamous.
• Flamingo chicks are gathered together in a creche, sometimes numbering more than 100,000 little ones.